The Association of Foreign Affairs in Malmö (UF) claims they did not know about his controversial views when they invited him to give a lecture about his life's work. Apparently, they have not yet mastered the art of Googling. In a Swedish press-release added after the story broke in the local press, they explain that Galtung has distanced himself from any form of racism and antisemitism, and that they'll bring those issues up during the lecture.